2014 HONDA RIDGELINE radio

You operate the CD player with the
same controls used for the radio. SeeThis audio system can also play
CD-Rs and CD-RWs compressed in
MP3 or WMA formats. When
playing a disc in MP3, you will see
‘‘MP3’’ in the display. In WMA
format, ‘‘WMA’’ will appear in
the display.
You can select up to 999 tracks/files.
If the number of tracks/files is
1,000 or more, the system can not
access them.
When there are more than 99 folders
in a disc, the display only shows
two digits.
You can select up to 400 tracks/f iles
in a disc.
A disc can support a maximum
number of 100 f olders, and each
f older can hold 255 playable f iles.If you have a disc that is a
combination of CD-DA tracks and
MP3/WMA f iles, you can choose the
f ormat to listen by pressing and
holding CD/AUX or CD button until
you hear a beep.
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays UNSUPPORTED
(UNSUPPORT on models with
navigation system), and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVDs do not work in
this unit.
Depending on the sof tware the f iles
were made with, it may not be
possible to play some f iles, or display
some text data.
You operate the CD changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
For models without navigation
system, see pages through
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For models with navigation system,
see pages through .
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On models with navigation system
On RTS, RTL, and Touring models
On RT, DX, VP, and Sport models
Playing CDs
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operation inf ormation. See page f or the CD player

You operate the disc player
with the same controls used for the
radio. To select the disc player,
press the CD button. You will see
‘‘CD’’ in the display. To load or play a disc, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
CONT INUED
On RT, DX, VP, and Sport models
To Play a Disc
CD Player
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CD SLOTEJECT BUTTON
TUNE/FOLDER BAR AM/FM
BUTTON
CD BUTTON
PWR BUTTON
SCAN BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP BAR PRESET BARS DISP
BUTTON
RPT
BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
RT, DX, VP, and Sport models
Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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Each time you press the DISP button,
the display shows you the text data
on a disc, if the disc was recorded
with text data.
You can see the album, artist, and
track name in the display. If a disc is
recorded in MP3 or WMA, you can
see the f older and f ile name, and the
artist, album, and track tag.
When you press and release the
DISP button while a disc without text
data is playing, you will see ‘‘NO
INFO’’ on the display.The display shows up to about 16
characters of selected text data (the
foldername,filename,etc.).If the
text data has more than 17
characters, you will see the first 15
characters and the indicator in
the display. Press and hold the DISP
button until the next 16 characters
are shown. You can see up to 31
characters of the text data.
If youpressandholdtheDISP
button again, the display shows the
f irst 15 characters again.
Insert a disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
intherestof thewaytoplayit.You
operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio.
The number of the current track is
showninthedisplay.Whenplayinga
disc in MP3 or WMA, the numbers
of the current f older and f ile are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
If any letter is not available, it is
replaced with ‘‘ . ’’ (dot) in the display.
When the disc has no text data, you
will see ‘‘NO INFO’’ on the display.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
To Load a Disc
Text Data Display Function
CD Player
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You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f . Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the disc,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the disc af ter 10 seconds. To begin
playing, press the CD button.
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player. If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR
button or by turning of f the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the disc will begin playing where it
left off.
To select the CD changer, press the
AUX button. The disc and track
numbers will be displayed. To select
a dif f erent disc, use the preset 5
(DISC ) side f or a previous disc or
the preset 6 (DISC ) side to select
the next disc in sequence.
If you select an empty slot in the
magazine, the changer will search
f or the next available CD to load and
play.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
page
198 .
To Stop Playing a Disc
Protecting Discs
CD Player
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Your vehicle’s in-dash disc changer
holdsuptosixdiscs.
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.
You operate the disc changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
To select the disc changer, press the
CD or CD/AUX button. You will see
‘‘CD’’ in the display. The disc and
track numbers, and the elapsed time
areshowninthedisplay.Youcan
also select the displayed inf ormation
with the DISP button (see page ).
The system will continuously play a
disc until you change modes. When ‘‘LOAD’’ appears again on
the display, insert the next CD into
the CD slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAD’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. The system will then
begin playing the last CD loaded. Insert a CD into the CD slot.
Insert it only about halfway; the
drive will pull it in the rest of the
way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in the
display. The CD load indicator
turns red and blinks as the CD
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
On the upper right side of the
display, the disc number f or an
empty position blinks, and the
green CD load indicator comes on. To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button. Press and hold the LOAD button
until you hear a beep and see
‘‘LOAD’’ in the display, then
release the button. 3.
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CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
L oading Discs
To Play a Disc
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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To remove the disc currently in play,
press the eject button ( ). When
a disc is removed f rom a slot, the
system automatically begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
remove the disc f rom the changer
within 10 seconds, the disc will
reload into the slot. Then the system
returns to the previous mode [AM,
FM, or XM (if equipped)].
To remove a different disc from the
changer,firstselectitwiththe
appropriate preset bar. When that
disc begins playing, press the eject
button. Continue pressing the eject
button to remove all the discs from
the changer.
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the disc. If you eject the
disc, but do not remove it from the
slot, the system will automatically
reload the disc after 10 seconds.
To begin playing, press the CD or
CD/AUX button.
You can also eject the disc when the
ignition switch is of f .
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM or XM (if
equipped) button. Press the CD
(CD/AUX on models with XM
satellite radio) button again to switch
back to the CD changer.
If you turn the system off while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR
button or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the
drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin
playing where it left off.
For information on how to handle
and protect compact discs, see
page
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You can also eject discs when the
ignition switch is on or of f :
To eject one disc, press and release
the eject button.
To eject all discs, press and hold the
eject button until the LOAD
indicator begins to blink.
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Removing Discs f rom t he In-dashDisc ChangerTo Stop Playing a Disc
Protecting Discs
CD Changer (Models without navigation system)
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Your audio system has an in-dash
CD changer that holds up to six CDs,
providing several hours of
continuous entertainment. You
operate this CD changer with the
same controls used f or the radio.
To load CDs or operate the CD
changer, the ignition switch must be
in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II)
position.
CONT INUED
On RTL and Touring models withnavigation system
CD Changer (Models with navigation system)
To Play a Disc
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SEEK/SKIP BAR AM/FM BUTTON
SCAN
BUTTON
LOAD INDICATOR
LOAD BUTTON EJECT BUTTON
CD SLOT
PRESET BARS
RTL and Touring models with navigation system
DISP BUTTONRPT
BUTTON
RDM BUTTON
Do not use CDs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the CD
to jam in the unit.
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ÛÝTo remove the disc that is currently
playing, press the eject button. You
will see ‘‘EJECT’’ in the display.
When you remove the disc f rom the
slot, the system begins the load
sequence so you can load another
disc in that position. If you do not
load another CD within 10 seconds,
the system selects the previous
mode (AM, FM1, FM2, or
To remove the disc f rom the
changer,firstselectitbypressing
the appropriate preset bar or
corresponding number on the screen.
When that disc begins playing, press
the eject button.
To take the system out of CD mode,
press the AM/FM button or XM
button. Each time you press the
AM/FM button, the system changes
to the next mode (AM, FM1, or FM
2). When you return to CD mode by
pressing the CD/AUX button, play
will continue where it lef t of f .
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR
button or the ignition switch, play
will continue at the same point when
youturnitbackon.
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, only the track number is shown.
To scroll through the display, touch
the or icononthesideof
thedisplay.Togobacktothe
previous display, touch the Return
icon on the display.
Select the desired track/f ile by
touching the icon on the display. The
selected icon will be highlighted in
blue. The system begins to play the
selected track/f ile. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, touch the f older icon
on the upper lef t of the screen to
move to the parent folder. The
current f older is highlighted in blue. Removing CDs f rom the In-dash
CD Changer
To Stop Playing a Disc
CD Changer (Models with navigation system)
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